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Chiara Center was the perfect place for our women's retreat. It created a deep sense of communion and peace among us. We were truly able to experience our retreat theme

Chiara Center sponsors opportunities for spiritual enrichment and faith development. Retreats, days of quiet, Food and Faith series, and collaborative programs uplift and enlighten hundreds of guests each year. We invite you to look at the listing to learn more about the possibilities that await your spirit.


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FEBRUARY

Ah Day of Quiet
February 11, 2013

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee. Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Into Action: A Recovery Weekend Experience
February 15-17, 2013

Recovery from substance and process addictions may be one of the most challenging personal and spiritual journey that is travelled. If you are working a recovery program or are a family member searching for guidance this weekend is for you. Chiara Center is the perfect setting to share experience of recovery, discuss the most common challenges and focus on solutions to the issues surfaced.

Weekend options include overnight stay ($185), commuter ($85) or Saturday only ($60)

Pre-registration and payment are required by February 7.

Click here for a brochure and registration information.

APRIL

Spirituality in HealthCare Conference "Chronic Illness: Meaning and Connection"
Kelly Arora, Phd, Affiliat Faculty Regis University, Denver, Colorado
April 3, 2013

According to the Institute of Medicine, chronic disease has emerged as a major public health problem, with more than one in four Americans having two or more chronic conditions. Chronic illnesses impact the social and economic lives of millions of Americans and their families and also significantly affect the individuals’ sense of spirituality—of finding meaning in life.

Kelly Arora, PhD, Affiliate Faculty, Regis University, Denver, Colorado will be the Keynote Speaker. The conference will provide an opportunity for health care professionals and caregivers to contemplate about the process of living with chronic illness, and to identify ways that they can help individuals living with chronic illness to find meaning and connection.

$75.00 conference registration fee

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Ah Day of Quiet
April 8 , 2013

$20 per person.

Food & Faith: Dinner Over a Book that Engages and Transforms
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're In Without Going Crazy
April 18, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presenter: Sr. Renita Brummer

Join others for dinner in the peaceful setting of Chiara Center and let your spirit be stimulated by an exploration into an engaging book that can serve as both a compass and a beacon in these complex times.

Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

$20 per person, $35 per couple

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

"Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re In without Going Crazy" By Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone

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Wrapped in the Heart of God
April 22, 2013 - April 26, 2013
A retreat for Spiritual Directors and others in the Franciscan Family Guided by Maria Elena Martinez, OSF

This retreat, rooted in the Franciscan understanding of wisdom and the experience of beauty, will include ritual and input, contemplative reflection, silence, creative expression. Maria Elena Martinez, OSF, comes with extensive leadership experience, spirituality experience, and extended time in Mexico promoting non –violence and peace.

The retreat is for those who work in the area of spiritual direction and retreat ministry.

$475
Registration is very limited. Please call to confirm availability. Pre-registration and payment are required.

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May

Food & Faith: Dinner Over a Book that Engages and Transforms
"The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See" By Richard Rohr
May 16, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presenter: Barbara Fuhrwerk

Join others for dinner in the peaceful setting of Chiara Center and let your spirit be stimulated by an exploration into an engaging book that can serve as both a compass and a beacon in these complex times.

Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

$20 per person, $35 per couple

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

Click here to learn more about the book the author and the presenter.

JUNE

Silent Directed Retreat
June 23, 2013 - June 28, 2013

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Click here for a brochure with more information including how to register for the retreat.

JULY

Ah Day of Quiet
July 22 , 2013

$20 per person.

AUGUST

Journey into God
August 2 – August 10, 2013

This exceptional retreat is based on Journey into God, the great Franciscan work of spiritual theology written by St. Bonaventure. A full eight day retreat, each day is a balance and rhythm of instruction, reading, personal prayer, music, and community participation in liturgy, morning and evening prayer. All aspects of the retreat are integrally related and disclose Bonaventure’s profound themes through contemporary experience.

Andre Cirino, OFM and Josef Raischl, OFS, have given this deeply Franciscan retreat around the world and have written extensively on Franciscan spirituality.

Space is limited.

$800 includes two books and all retreat handouts and supplies.

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OCTOBER

Ah Day of Quiet
October 14, 2013

$20 per person.

Silent Directed Retreat
October 20, 2013 - October 25, 2013

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Click here for a brochure with more information including how to register for the retreat.

DECEMBER

Franciscan Nativity Festival
December 6, 2013 - December

2014 EVENTS

Ah Day of Quiet
January 27, 2014
A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Ah Day of Quiet
March 31, 2014

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Silent Directed Retreat
June 22, 2014 - June 27, 2014

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Ah Day of Quiet
July 28, 2014

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Ah Day of Quiet
October 6, 2014

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Silent Directed Retreat
October 19, 2014 - October 24, 2014

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Franciscan Nativity Festival
December 5, 2014 - December 7, 2014

Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas through a display of over 100 nativity sets from around the world. Loaned to us by friends and family members, the sets tell the story of Jesus entering the lives of people and cultures today. The experience also includes a tour of history St. Francis of Assisi Church.

Free and open to the public, the Festival celebrates the influence and message of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi.

2015 EVENTS

Ah Day of Quiet
January 12, 2015
A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Ah Day of Quiet
March 23, 2015

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Silent Directed Retreat
June 14, 2015 - June 19, 2015

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Ah Day of Quiet
July 20, 2015

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Ah Day of Quiet
October 19, 2015

A day for you to enjoy the Spirit's invitation to: walk...read...journal...appreciate...reflect...wonder...pray...listen...draw... Enjoy the spacious grounds, the beautiful St. Francis of Assisi Church, peaceful reflection areas as well as spiritual audio and printed resources. A home cooked meal at noon, an optional presentation at 1 PM by Sr. Renita, and the possibility of a massage make this a healing experience for you. Overnight accommodations are also available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required. 217-523-0901 or email.

$20 per person.

Silent Directed Retreat
October 18, 2015 - October 23, 2015

A directed retreat offers the opportunity to enter in the silence and to meet daily one-on-one with a spiritual guide. Each person sets their own pace and theme of the retreat. The retreat can be for 3,4, or 5 days to accommodate each person’s life and time commitments. The fee for the retreat is dependent on the length of the retreat.

Franciscan Nativity Festival
December 4, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas through a display of over 100 nativity sets from around the world. Loaned to us by friends and family members, the sets tell the story of Jesus entering the lives of people and cultures today. The experience also includes a tour of history St. Francis of Assisi Church.

Free and open to the public, the Festival celebrates the influence and message of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi.